Vehicle interior item holder

Abstract

To provide a vehicle interior article holder which can position an article to be held in an insertion direction and a width direction and keep the cost low.SOLUTION: A vehicle interior article holder, which can hold an article 5 with a rectangular shape, that is a vehicle interior article holder 1, and which comprises a case 10 for storing the article 5, a holding member 20 slide movable in a planar direction in the case 10, and a side wall 12 included inside of the case 10, and is able to hold the article 5 by pressing the holding member 20, when the article 5 is inserted into the case 10, against a first side face 51 directing to the insertion direction D1 of the article 5 and a second side face 52 directing along the insertion direction D1, and a third side face 53 on the opposite side of the second side face 52 of the article 5 against the side wall 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an article holder for vehicle interiors. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is known a smartphone holder for a vehicle that holds a smartphone using a pair of left and right holding arms and a lower holding plate (see Patent Document 1).

[0003] When a smartphone is held in the smartphone holder for automobiles described in Patent Document 1, the smartphone is inserted from the front side between the pair of left and right holding arms that are locked in a wide open state, and the bottom edge of the smartphone is pressed downward against the lower holding plate, thereby releasing the lock and narrowing the width of the holding arms to clamp and fix both sides of the smartphone. That is, in the smartphone holder for automobiles described in Patent Document 1, the lower holding plate positions the smartphone in the insertion direction, and the pair of left and right holding arms positions the smartphone in the width direction perpendicular to the insertion direction. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-31282 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, the smartphone holder for automobiles described in Patent Document 1 requires a complex mechanism consisting of many parts to link the pair of left and right holding arms used to hold the smartphone with the lower holding plate, which results in increased costs.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an article holder for vehicle interiors that can be positioned in both the insertion direction and width direction of an article to be held, and that is inexpensive. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present invention provides the following vehicle interior article holders [1] to [9].

[0008] [1] An article holder for vehicle interiors capable of holding an article having a rectangular planar shape, comprising a case for storing the article, a holding member that is slidable in a planar direction within the case, and a side wall included inside the case, wherein when the article is inserted into the case, the holding member is pressed against a first side surface facing the insertion direction of the article and a second side surface along the insertion direction, and a third side surface of the article opposite the second side surface is pressed against the side wall, thereby holding the article. [2] The vehicle interior article holder according to [1] above, wherein the holding member slides in a linear direction inclined with respect to the insertion direction of the article. [3] The vehicle interior article holder according to [1] above, wherein the holding member is fixed to one end of an arm and slides in an arc-shaped direction around a rotation axis attached to the other end of the arm. [4] A flat-type vehicle interior article holder that holds the article in a horizontal position, wherein the case includes a second side wall that is continuous with the side wall and faces the first side of the held article, as described in any one of [1] to [3] above. [5] The vehicle interior article holder according to [4] above, further comprising a fall prevention member that narrows the gap between the holding member and the second side wall. [6] The vehicle interior article holder according to [4] or [5] above, wherein the bottom surface of the case has a fall prevention slope that descends toward the corner formed by the side wall and the second side wall. [7] The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of [1] to [6] above, wherein the case has a third side wall that is continuous with the side wall on the front side thereof and is arranged along a direction inclined with respect to the insertion direction of the article, for guiding the article to a position where it will be held when the article is inserted into the case. [8] The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of [1] to [7] above, wherein the side wall has a recess for avoiding contact with an operation button provided on the third side surface of the held article. [9] The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of [1] to [8] above, wherein a wireless power supply module that supplies power wirelessly to the held article is attached to the case. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an article holder for vehicle interiors that can be positioned in the insertion direction and width direction of an article to be held, and that is inexpensive. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1(a) and 1(b) are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of an article holder for vehicle interior use according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the movement of the holding member when the vehicle interior article holder holds an article having a rectangular planar shape. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a plan view of the vehicle interior article holder equipped with the wireless power supply module, as viewed from the back side. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the movement of a holding member when a modified example of the holding member is used to hold an article having a rectangular planar shape. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] 1(a) and 1(b) are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of a vehicle interior article holder 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0012] Vehicle interior article holder 1 is an article holder for vehicle interior that can hold articles with a rectangular planar shape, such as smartphones. Here, the above-mentioned "articles with a rectangular planar shape" includes not only articles with a completely rectangular planar shape, but also articles with rounded rectangular planar corners. Furthermore, the above-mentioned "capable of holding articles with a rectangular planar shape" does not mean that only articles with a rectangular planar shape can be held, and vehicle interior article holder 1 may also be able to hold articles with a non-rectangular planar shape.

[0013] Vehicle interior article holder 1 is installed inside the vehicle cabin, for example, inside a box provided on the vehicle instrument panel, in the center console, etc. To attach vehicle interior article holder 1 to an attachment location such as the instrument panel or the center console, for example, attachment protrusion 18 is snap-fit ​​into a groove or the like provided in the attachment location.

[0014] Vehicle interior article holder 1 includes case 10 for storing articles, holding member 20 that is slidable in a plane direction within case 10, and sidewall 12 included inside case 10. Vehicle interior article holder 1 can hold an article inserted into case 10 by sandwiching it between holding member 20 and sidewall 12.

[0015] Vehicle interior article holder 1 is a flat-lay type article holder for vehicle interior that holds an article in a lying position, and case 10 is a tray-type case on whose bottom surface 11 an article is laid flat. Here, "laying flat" means placing an article with its main surface (the surface with the largest area, for example, the surface including the display screen in the case of a smartphone) nearly horizontal. Furthermore, the planar direction within case 10 refers to a direction parallel or nearly parallel to bottom surface 11.

[0016] The front side 101 of the case 10 has no side walls or other components or protrusions on the bottom surface 11, and articles to be stored in the vehicle interior article holder 1 are inserted into the case 10 from the front side 101. Typically, the vehicle interior article holder 1 is attached to the vehicle so that the front side 101 of the case 10 faces the rear of the vehicle.

[0017] The case 10 includes a spring fixing portion 15 for fixing a spring 21. One end of the spring 21 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 15, and the other end is fixed to a holding member 20. FIG. 1(b) shows the spring fixing portion 15, the spring 21, and the holding member 20 disassembled from the case 10.

[0018] Case 10 is also provided with a linear guide for determining the direction of movement of holding member 20, and holding member 20 can slide along this guide on bottom surface 11 of case 10 in a linear direction inclined with respect to the insertion direction of article 5. The guide is, for example, a linear groove, and linear movement is possible by fitting a protrusion provided on holding member 20 into the guide. Case 10 also includes cover 17 that covers the top of holding member 20 to prevent holding member 20 from shifting upward, i.e., in a direction away from bottom surface 11.

[0019] Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram showing the movement of the holding member 20 when the vehicle interior article holder 1 holds an article 5 having a rectangular planar shape. In Fig. 2, the insertion direction of the article 5 is indicated by D1, and the sliding direction of the holding member 20 is indicated by D2.

[0020] The insertion direction D1 of the article 5 is the direction from the front side 101 to the back side along the bottom surface 11 of the case 10, and the article 5 can be held by the vehicle interior article holder 1 by inserting the article 5 into the case 10 along the insertion direction D1. Note that the illustrated insertion direction D1 is an assumed ideal insertion direction, and the article 5 can actually be held without any problems even if it is inserted from a direction somewhat tilted from this direction.

[0021] The side wall 12 is provided so as to be substantially aligned with the insertion direction D1 of the article. The holding member 20 moves in the direction D2 so as to move away from the side wall 12 when moving toward the back side of the case 10, and move closer to the side wall 12 when moving toward the front side 101 of the case 10.

[0022] Here, an example of the operation of the vehicle interior article holder 1 when holding the article 5 will be described. First, when the article 5 is held by hand and inserted into the case 10 along the insertion direction D1, the article 5 is pressed against the holding member 20, which is then pushed toward the back of the case 10 along the direction D2. Then, when the hand is released from the article 5, the restoring force of the compressed spring 21 presses the holding member 20 against the first side surface 51 of the article 5 facing the insertion direction D1 and the second side surface 52 along the insertion direction D1. Then, the third side surface 53 of the article 5 opposite the second side surface 52 is pressed against the side wall 12, and the article 5 is sandwiched and held between the holding member 20 and the side wall 12.

[0023] The above-mentioned "first side surface 51 facing the insertion direction D1" means that a perpendicular line of the first side surface 51 is parallel to the insertion direction D1 or nearly parallel to the insertion direction D1 to the extent that the article 5 can be inserted therein, and the "second side surface 52 along the insertion direction D1" means that the second side surface 52 is parallel to the insertion direction D1 or nearly parallel to the insertion direction D1 to the extent that the article 5 can be inserted therein. Usually, the first side surface 51 is a side surface along a short side of the article 5 in a plan view, and the second side surface 52 and the third side surface 53 are side surfaces along long sides of the article 5 in a plan view.

[0024] Therefore, the positioning of the article 5 in the insertion direction D1 is performed by the holding member 20, and the positioning in the width direction perpendicular to the insertion direction D1 is performed by the holding member 20 and the side wall 12. In this way, the only part that operates to hold the article 5 is the holding member 20, and the vehicle interior article holder 1 does not use a mechanism that links multiple parts.

[0025] Furthermore, the operation of the vehicle interior article holder 1 when holding the article 5 is the same regardless of the size of the article 5, and only the position of the holding member 20 when holding the article 5 changes depending on the size of the article 5. In other words, as long as the size of the article 5 is within the range that can be accommodated in the case 10, the article 5 can be similarly sandwiched and fixed between the holding member 20 and the side wall 12 regardless of the size of the article 5.

[0026] The holding member 20 is typically a part having an L-shaped planar shape, as shown in Figures 1(a), 1(b), and 2. In this case, a side surface 201 facing a first side surface 51 on the inside of the L shape is pressed against the first side surface 51, and a side surface 202 facing a second side surface 52 on the inside of the L shape is pressed against the second side surface 52.

[0027] 1(a), (b) and 2, the case 10 preferably includes a side wall 13 that is continuous with the side wall 12 and faces the first side surface 51 of the held article 5. By providing the side wall 13, for example, it is possible to prevent the article 5 to be held by the vehicle interior article holder 1 or other articles from falling from above the case 10 to the back side.

[0028] 2, the vehicle interior article holder 1 preferably includes a fall-prevention member 22 that narrows the gap between the holding member 20 and the side wall 13. By using the fall-prevention member 22, the article 5 and other articles can be more effectively prevented from falling from the top of the case 10 to the rear side.

[0029] 1(a) and 1(b), it is preferable that the bottom surface 11 of the case 10 has a fall prevention slope 111 that slopes down toward a corner 112 formed by the side wall 12 and the side wall 13. The corner 112 is located lower than the gap between the holding member 20 and the side wall 13, so that small items on the case 10 can slide or roll on the fall prevention slope 111 and fall into the corner 112, thereby preventing them from falling through the gap between the holding member 20 and the side wall 13.

[0030] 1(a), (b), and 2, the case 10 preferably has a side wall 14 for guiding the article 5 to the rear side of the case 10, i.e., the position where the article 5 will be held, when the article 5 is inserted into the case 10. The side wall 14 is continuous with the side wall 12 on the front side thereof and is disposed along a direction inclined with respect to the article insertion direction D1. The side wall 14 is disposed so as to open toward the front side 101 of the case 10. Therefore, when the leading end of the article 5 inserted from the front side 101 of the case 10 contacts the side wall 14, the article 5 is guided along the side wall 14 toward the center of the case 10 in the width direction.

[0031] As shown in Figures 1(a), 1(b), and 2, the side wall 12 preferably has a recess 121 for preventing contact with the operation button 54 provided on the third side surface 53 of the held article 5. By providing the recess 121 on the side wall 12, it is possible to prevent the operation button 54 from being pressed by the side wall 12 when the article 5 is held, and to prevent unintended operation from being performed. When the recess 121 is provided on the side wall 12, for example, as shown in Figure 2, the article 5 is held at two locations, one on the front side and one on the back side of the recess 121 on the side wall 12.

[0032] The vehicle interior article holder 1 may have a wireless power supply function for charging an article 5 such as a smartphone. In this case, a wireless power supply module 23 for wirelessly supplying power to the held article 5 is attached to the case 10.

[0033] 3 is a plan view seen from the back side of the vehicle interior article holder 1 equipped with the wireless power supply module 23. The wireless power supply module 23 is installed on the back surface 16 of the case 10, i.e., the surface behind the bottom surface 11.

[0034] The wireless power feeding module 23 has a power feeding coil inside. By using the wireless power feeding module 23, power can be fed by electromagnetic induction generated between the power feeding coil included in the wireless power feeding module 23 and the power receiving coil included in the item 5.

[0035] The wireless power supply module 23 is arranged so that the planar positions of the power supply coil included in the wireless power supply module 23 and the power receiving coil included in the item 5 overlap to an extent that power can be supplied, regardless of the size of the item 5, as long as the size of the item 5 is within the range that can be contained within the case 10.

[0036] In the vehicle interior item holder 1, as described above, the insertion direction D1 and widthwise position of the item 5 are determined by the holding member 20 and the side wall 12, so that a decrease in power supply efficiency due to misalignment of the item 5 within the case 10 can be suppressed.

[0037] 4 is a schematic diagram showing the movement of holding member 30, which is a modified version of holding member 20, when holding an article 5 having a rectangular planar shape. Holding member 30 holds article 5 by utilizing rotational movement using arm 31. Holding member 30 is fixed to one end of arm 31, and slides in an arc-shaped direction D3 around rotational shaft 32 attached to the other end of arm 31.

[0038] Like the holding member 20, the holding member 30 can be operated using a spring 21. In this case, one end of the spring 21 is fixed to the spring fixing portion 15, and the other end is fixed to the holding member 30.

[0039] Here, an example of the operation of the vehicle interior article holder 1 equipped with the holding member 30 when holding the article 5 will be described. First, when the article 5 is held by hand and inserted into the case 10 along the insertion direction D1, the article 5 is pressed against the holding member 30, which is then pushed toward the back of the case 10 along the direction D3. Then, when the hand is released from the article 5, the restoring force of the compressed spring 21 presses the holding member 30 against the first side surface 51 of the article 5 facing the insertion direction D1 and the second side surface 52 along the insertion direction D1. Then, the third side surface 53 of the article 5 opposite the second side surface 52 is pressed against the side wall 12, and the article 5 is held between the holding member 30 and the side wall 12.

[0040] Therefore, the positioning of the article 5 in the insertion direction D1 is performed by the holding member 30, and the positioning in the width direction perpendicular to the insertion direction D1 is performed by the holding member 30 and the side wall 12. In this way, the only part that operates to hold the article 5 is the holding member 30, and the vehicle interior article holder 1 does not use a mechanism that links multiple parts.

[0041] Furthermore, the operation of this vehicle interior article holder 1 when holding the article 5 is the same regardless of the size of the article 5, and only the position of the holding member 30 when holding the article 5 changes depending on the size of the article 5. In other words, as long as the size of the article 5 is within the range that can be accommodated in the case 10, the article 5 can be similarly sandwiched and fixed between the holding member 30 and the side wall 12 regardless of the size of the article 5.

[0042] The holding member 30 is typically a part having an L-shaped planar shape, as shown in Fig. 4. In this case, a side surface 301 facing a first side surface 51 on the inside of the L shape is pressed against the first side surface 51, and a side surface 302 facing a second side surface 52 on the inside of the L shape is pressed against the second side surface 52.

[0043] (Effects of the embodiment) In the vehicle interior article holder 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, the article 5 to be held can be positioned in the insertion direction and width direction by the holding member 20 or 30 and the side wall 12. Furthermore, the only part that operates to hold the article 5 is the holding member 20 or 30, and no mechanism for linking multiple parts is required, thereby reducing costs.

[0044] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the vehicle interior article holder of the present invention may be of a type in which an article is inserted from above or diagonally above. Even in this case, the article 5 can be held by the holding member 20 or the holding member 30 and the side wall 12, as in the vehicle interior article holder 1.

[0045] Furthermore, the components of the above-described embodiments can be combined in any manner without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the above-described embodiments do not limit the scope of the invention. It should be noted that not all of the combinations of features described in the embodiments are necessarily essential to the means for solving the problems of the invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0046] 1 Vehicle interior item holder 10 cases 11 Bottom 12, 13, 14 side wall 121 Depression 20, 30 Holding member 21 Spring 22 Fall prevention member 23 Wireless power supply module 31 Arm 32 Rotation axis 5 Goods 51 First Aspect 52 Second Aspect 53 The Third Aspect 54 Operation buttons

Claims

1. An article holder for vehicle interiors that can hold an article having a rectangular planar shape, a case for storing the item; a holding member that is slidable in a planar direction within the case; a sidewall included inside the case; Equipped with The article is inserted into the case along the bottom surface thereof from the front side to the back side, the holding member is located at the back side of the case in the insertion direction of the article, a front side of the case in the insertion direction is open so that the article can be inserted; When the article is inserted into the case, the holding member is pressed against a first side surface facing the insertion direction and a second side surface along the insertion direction, and a third side surface of the article opposite the second side surface is pressed against the side wall, thereby holding the article. Vehicle interior item holder.

2. The holding member slides in a linear direction inclined with respect to the insertion direction of the article. The vehicle interior article holder according to claim 1.

3. The holding member is fixed to one end of an arm and slides in an arc-shaped direction around a rotation axis attached to the other end of the arm. The vehicle interior article holder according to claim 1.

4. A flat-laying type vehicle interior article holder that holds the article in a lying position, the case includes a second side wall that is continuous with the side wall and faces the first side of the held item; The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

5. a fall prevention member that narrows the gap between the holding member and the second side wall; 5. The vehicle interior article holder according to claim 4.

6. the bottom surface of the case has a fall prevention slope that slopes down toward a corner formed by the side wall and the second side wall; 6. The vehicle interior article holder according to claim 4 or 5.

7. The case has a third side wall that is continuous with the side wall on the front side thereof and is arranged along a direction inclined with respect to the insertion direction of the article, for guiding the article to a position where the article is held when the article is inserted into the case. The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. the side wall has a recess for avoiding contact with an operation button provided on the third side surface of the held article; The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. a wireless power supply module that wirelessly supplies power to the held item is attached to the case; The vehicle interior article holder according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. An article holder for vehicle interiors that can hold an article having a rectangular planar shape in a lying position, a case for storing the item; a holding member that is slidable in a planar direction within the case; a sidewall included inside the case; Equipped with the sidewalls include a second sidewall opposing a first side of the retained article; a fall prevention member that narrows the gap between the holding member and the second side wall, When the article is inserted into the case, the holding member is pressed against the first side surface facing the insertion direction of the article and the second side surface along the insertion direction, and a third side surface of the article opposite to the second side surface is pressed against the side wall, thereby holding the article. Vehicle interior item holder.

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